CSU East Bay, Foundation offers a comprehensive benefit program to its employees and their dependents including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage. Below you will find links to information the benefits that Foundation employees are entitled to.

 

Time-Off Benefits

 

HOLIDAYS

CSU East Bay, Foundation offers fourteen paid holidays.

 

2011/2012 Holiday Schedule

DATE	DAY	HOLIDAY
July 4, 2011	Monday	Independence Day Observed
September 5, 2011	Monday	Labor Day
November 11, 2011	Friday	Veterans Day
November 24, 2011	Thursday	Thanksgiving Day
November 25, 2011	Friday	Post-Thanksgiving Day
December 26, 2011	Monday	Winter Break Holiday
December 27, 2011	Tuesday	Winter Break Holiday
December 28, 2011	Wednesday	Winter Break Holiday
December 29, 2011	Thursday	Winter Break Holiday
December 30, 2011	Friday	Winter Break Holiday
January 2, 2012	Monday	New Year’s Day Observed
January 16, 2012	Monday	Martin Luther King Day
March 30, 2012	Friday	Cesar Chavez Day
May 28, 2012	Monday	Memorial Day

 

To view the current holiday calendar, please click here.

 

VACATION

Fulltime employees accrue from 10 days per year to 24 days per year based on hours worked and years of service. Accrued vacation leave is limited to 34 working days (272 hours) for 0-10 years of service and 48 working days (384 hours) for 10 or more years of service and 55 working days (440 hours) for exempt employees.

 

JURY DUTY PAY

Full-time employees called to serve on Jury Duty will receive their regular wages minus any compensation received from jury duty.

 

SICK LEAVE

Full-time employees accrue sick leave based on regular hours worked equivalent to 12 days per year. There is no maximum to the number of sick leave hours that may be accumulated. Employees who retire from CSU East Bay, Foundation will have their sick leave converted to service credit for purposes of retirement. Sick leave of 250 days equals one year of service credit. Eligible part-time employees accrue sick leave on a pro-rated basis.

 

FAMILY CARE LEAVE

Employees may use up to 48 hours of sick leave to care for a member of their immediate family. Immediate family members for family care and bereavement include: parents, step-parents, spouse, children, step-children, siblings, parent-in-laws, registered domestic partners and their children, grandparents, and grandchildren.

 

BEREAVEMENT

Employees may use up to 40 hours of their sick leave for a death in the immediate family including spouse, sister, brother, daughter, son, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, and grandchildren.

 

MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE (MLOA)

Any employee who is disabled or unable to work due to a medical condition will, upon request, be granted a leave of absence for the period of their disability, not to exceed two years. Leave balances will be integrated with State Disability Insurance (SDI) or Workers' Compensation benefits. Time spent on a Medical Leave of Absence will count toward the 12 weeks allowed under the federal and state Family and Medical Leave Acts.

 

FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACTS

Employees who have worked more than 1250 hours in the prior 12 months are eligible to take up to 12 weeks leave (paid or unpaid, depending on leave balance status) in a 12 month period for their own serious illness, birth or adoption of a child, or to care for a family member (child, parent, or spouse). Insurance benefits will continue during this time period.

 

Health & Related Benefits

 

MEDICAL

CSU East Bay, Foundation offers HMO and PPO medical coverage for eligible employees and their dependents. The medical plans for Career staff are offered through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).

 

Click here for benefits summary - CalPERS

 

Grants & Contracts staffs are eligible for a Kaiser HMO medical plan. The coverage includes the employee, his/her dependents, and/or eligible domestic partner. Children are covered up to age 19 or 23 if they are full-time students. The premium cost to the employee and the Foundation is subject to change each year.

 

Click here for benefits summary – Grants & Contracts - Kaiser

 

DENTAL

CSU East Bay, Foundation provides dental insurance with Delta Dental to eligible employees and their dependents. Children are covered up to age 19, or 23 if they are full-time students. The plan allows an employee to go to a plan-approved dentist of his/her choice. Dental benefits become effective on the first day of the month following 6 months of full-time employment. To find a plan-approved doctor near you please visit www.deltadental.com.

 

Click here for benefits summary – Delta Dental

 

VISION INSURANCE

CSU East Bay, Foundation provides vision insurance through Vision Service Plan (VSP) to eligible employees and their dependents. Children are covered up to age 19 or 23 if they are full-time students. This plan has a $10 per person deductible for frames and $50 deductable for corrective lenses. The plan allows for new frames and lenses every two years and requires employees to go to a plan-approved optometrist of his/her choice. Vision benefits become effective on the on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment. To find a plan-approved doctor near you please visit www.vsp.com.

 

Click here for benefits summary - VSP

 

LIFE INSURANCE

CSU East Bay, Foundation provides an employer-paid basic group life insurance program to all Career employees. Coverage begins the month following 30 days of employment or eligibility. To find out more about the plan please visit www.hartford.com.

 

Click here for benefits summary - Hartford

 

RETIREMENT

CSU East Bay, Foundation contracts with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) for its retirement program. Employees are required to contribute approximately 5% of their gross salary on a pre-tax basis. These contributions can be refunded if the employee terminates prior to retirement. Normal retirement age is considered to be age 55 or 60 (dependant upon hire date) when an employee would be eligible to receive 2% of his/her average monthly final compensation for every year of service as a monthly pension. Employees may receive a reduced pension if they elect to retire after age 50 but prior to age 55/60, conversely the pension benefit will continue to increase if they retire after age 55/60. For more information, please visit www.calpers.ca.gov.

 

This is only intended to be a summary of the benefits provided. Benefit Program details are contained in the benefit plan documents. CSU East Bay, Foundation retains the sole discretion to change, modify, amend or cancel benefits.